Around 200 villagers from the Lahan tambon in Chaturat district gathered in a shrine next to the Bung Lahan swamp in protest at being barred from fishing and harvesting produce there after it was declared a game reserve by the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department in 2009. The rally was led by Tambon Lahan municipality’s mayor, Banyen Prompakdi, …

A right-wing party called Archeewa Chuai Map will hold a rally Thursday in what is seen as a attempt to support the government in the wake of student activists’ protests. The party denounced the Free Youth community and the Student Union of Thailand in a statement released on Tuesday, calling on the government to dissolve parliament, avoid using draconian laws …

METRO MANILA – The members of the oppositions on Monday slams President Rodrigo Duterte’s renewed calls to revive death penalty for drug-related crimes in the country. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon opossed bringing back the death penalty just because of the ‘deficiencies in our judicial system’, urging the government instead of make reforms in the justice and law system. Duterte, …

METRO MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez urged malls and commercial establishments to adjust and offer tenants who decided to reopen their stalls and outlets lower rates. During the Pre-SONA Forum of the Economic and Infrastructure Cabinet Cluster, Lopez appealed to owners to make necessary considerations a alot of Vendors in malls have closed their …

KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, in his personal blog insisted that the country was entitled to as much as US$9.6 billion from US investment bank Goldman Sachs in relation to the controversial bond issuance for 1MDB. Mahathir said that the US$2.5 billion (RM10.6 billion) settlement were no where near the amount the country was owed …

KUALA LUMPUR – Ex Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has been found guilty by the High Court today of all seven charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Najib become’s the first Malaysian leader to be found guilty of graft and corruption. A monumental conviction that can lead to decades of imprisonment. High Court Judge Mohd Nazlan Ghazali handed …

Nearly three billion species have been killed or displaced in “one of the worst wildlife disasters in recent history” by Australia ‘s devastating 2019-20 wildfires, according to a study. Scientists from many universities in Australia said the biodiversity damage included 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs. Although the study did not state how …

Phuket was forced to take a harsh lesson on board: that it shouldn’t have clung to tourism as its single , powerful cash cow. The country may have succeeded in flattening the Covid-19 curve but the economic curve risks freefall. Tourism was one of the hardest-hit industries, and Phuket companies, dependent almost entirely on international arrivals, were afraid to estimate …

Best wishes to HM King of Thailand on this propitious occassion for this is the day of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s 68 th birthday. This special day is a time to wish Thai people a further year of sustained good health and service to His Majesty. In view of this, His Majesty was the King of Thailand from 13 …

JOHOR BARU –  Cross-border travel between the  two countries under the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) is allowed from Aug 17, following a historic meeting between Malaysia and Singapore in The Causeway. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein met Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and both announced a joint statement that both countries will be allowing cross-border travel …